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of the U-M School of Business
Administration, was particular-
ly taken by the potential for stu-
dents to learn from the region's
"incubators," locations where sci-
entists and other professionals
develop new ideas into high-tech
products.
By the end of April, Professor
White expects to have sent up
to eight U-M students to the
Galilee where they will help Is-
raelis develop business plans
and market their incubator cre-
ations.
Professor White also wants to
work with Technion University.
"I was interested in learning
about its plans to develop a
school of management — possi-
bly forming a partnership be-
tween it and the Michigan
business school," he says.
Exchange programs require
money, and the U-M professors
say nothing is written in stone
until financing is secured, both
through the university and the
Jewish Federation.
Robert Aronson, executive vice
president of Federation, wants
to raise $100,000 for grants sup-
porting academic exchanges,
business endeavors and other
programs through Partnership
2000.
Mr. Aronson and Tova Dorf-
man, Partnership 2000 directors,
call the U-M mission a success.
To pay for the nine U-M travel-
ers, Federation solicited S40,000,
independent of annual Cam-
paign donations.
"These are the kinds of pro-
jects that energize the universi-
ty, can energize the region and
can involve and excite the Jew-
ish communities in Detroit and
the State of Israel. The U-M rep-
resents tremendous profession-
al resources for the region," Mr.
Aronson says.
"Many of the members of our
community are graduates of the
U-M. Jews provide major finan-
cial support for the U-M. The U-
M — along with MSU and
Wayne — represent enormous
potential for exchange with Is-
rael."
Dr. Howard Markel, assistant
professor of pediatrics and com-
municable diseases at the U-M
School of Medicine, also went on
the mission. He believes the
Galilee holds promise for Amer-
icans interested in studying im-
migration and public-health
issues.
"The country has some in-
credible social programs that as-
similate people into Israeli
culture," he says.
Referring mainly to Israel's
newcomers from Russia and
Ethiopia, Dr. Markel noted that
the Galilee is fertile territory for
research into how adolescent
TEEN MISSION page 3
rael. The unit is designed to pre-
pare teens for a mifgashim (en-
counters) experience. This event
consists of a week of joint pro-
gramming during the mission
with Israeli teens from the central
Galilee, Detroit's sister region in
Partnership 2000, with the aim of
uniting Israeli and Diaspora Jews.
Once in Israel, the teens will be
paired with an Israeli teen from
the central Galilee. There, they
will see the region through the
eyes of their Israeli peer.
During the 16-week program,
educators will devote a few min-
utes to teaching the teens some
basic Hebrew so they will be able
to recite phrases such as, "I am a
student in a high school in Michi-
gan," "We are happy to be in Is-
rael," or the all important, "Excuse
me, where is the restroom?"
`The program is literally trans-
forming the high-school agenda
of this city because nearly every
rabbi and educator is thorough-
ly invested in this process," Mr.
Nosanchuk said. ❑
Et Applications are still being
accepted for the teen mission.
For information, contact Susan
Langnas at (810) 642-4260.